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The House prosecution panel affirmed during a press conference on Thursday, July 16, that the motion to subpoena Vice President Sara Duterte’s bank and tax records are fully compliant with the Constitution and existing laws, responding to the defense’s statement that they only seek legal and constitutional processes.

House prosecutor Rep. Joel Chua said there is no reason to block the motion if there is nothing to hide, so that the public can properly assess the case. He explained the impeachment trial uses liberal procedural rules, with accountability and evidence as the main priority. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives)

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00:00The defense panel po is saying that they're not afraid of the documents that the prosecution panel is asking to
00:06be subpoenaed. Ang gusto lang daw nila is naayon sa constitution at sa batas. How will you respond to that
00:13po?
00:16Well, unang-una, lahat naman po ng ginagawa namin ay naayon sa batas at naayon sa ating saligang batas. In
00:27fact, ito namang ginagawa po natin, yung impeachment proceeding ay naayon talaga ito sa ating saligang batas.
00:36So, ang sa amin naman po ay simple lamang. Kung wala naman po tinatago, ano naman po ang dahilan para
00:43hindi payagan ang pagpipresenta ng mga ebidensya.
00:47Nang sa ganun ay makita ng ating mga kababayan yung tanong, meron ba talaga o walang sapat na ebidensya laban
00:57sa ating vicepresidente?
00:58Ganun naman po kasimple yun eh. Kasi hindi naman po po pwedeng i-apply natin yung strict implementation ng rules
01:08of court dahil ito ay hindi naman po ito husgado.
01:12At dito po, dapat liberal interpretation lamang. And in fact, sa impeachment po, ang rules of court ay supletore lamang.
01:23So, ibig sabihin po niyan, hindi po yan ang unang-unang dapat na ginagamit natin.
01:31Ang mananaig pa rin dito ay ang accountability. Ang pananagutan at kaakibat ng pananagutan ay ebidensya.
01:53Ang pananagutan ay ebidensya.
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